Smyrna times., 1887-05-25

left with a. P. Griffith will be attended |
to.
OF the large number of visitors to |
our town on Saturday night, the palm,
in the dude line, was awarded to Clay |
ton.
B. DoNoHo brought in on Monday a
part Of crate of Strawberries and the
warm weather will hurry them along
fast.
FRESH tomatoes by the quart, and
early peas were for sale at Clements
store on Saturday and went off like hot
cakes.
THE first strawberries of home
growth were sold on Saturday at w.
F. Clements store, grown by VIM. D.
Hudson.
STRAWBERRY growers who need
new checks will do well to have their
orders for printing in before the crop
is ready to pick.
OUR peach growers have mostly
promises we think for the return of the
baskets from the commission men who
have been soliciting consignments.
The local preacher who told us they
would be in MilIington on Sunday last
admits a mistake. The Association
meets there next Saturday and Sunday.
THE gooseberry seems to have gone
the way of the cherry and plum, and
if there is not rain soon the same can
be said in some patches of the straw
berry.
THE showers of yesterday were well
come visitors, though meager in the
quantity of rain needed. The fall was
much heavier in some neighbOrhOOds
than others.
J. H. PRIMROSE & Co., Real Estat 9
Brokers, have sold farm of 90 acres,
belonging to G. H. Shorts, near Ken
ton, to Francis Greenwell, of the same
place, for S2,2OO
TROUT fishing is now in full blast
along the bay shore. Hundreds OF
bushels are caught daily and sold to
buyers at thirty-three and a third
cents per bushel.
Mr.. STOECKLE the owner of the
house bearing his name at Clayton
bought the unexpired lease, at the
sheriff sale on Wednesday for 5000. II
, runs until next March.
Mr.. c. E. DICKERMAN is again in
town. Any one desiring fine portrait
would do well to patrOnize him as he
guarantees satisfaction. He will re.
main at the Smyrna House till Friday
noon.
HIRNHEINIER's store in addition tC
receiving a neat painting, three colOrs
is also having the front both Main anC
Commerce streets, protected from the
sun and weather by substantial gal
vanized iron awning.
AT Deakyneville school, for tn,
month ending May Goth, May Benson
Eta Deakyne, Sallie Deakyne, Will
nina Hudson, Lille Jones and Rache
Reynolds have made an average of 81
in recitation and department.
SAMUEL A. ARMSTRONG on the DR.
Ashcraft farm near Magnolia report
: the old peach orchard, over twent,
5 years old, full Of fruit while the younI
+ orchard from which the main crop wa
expected is very thin of young fruit.
G The State having discontinued tn
sale of School Books through me a
agent of course l can no longer sci
: them at cost, and shall have TO advanc
] the prices. A full supply will be KEEP
2 for sale as heretofore. J. B. COOPER.
i NINE Baptist ministers of the OIL,
' School Baptist persuasion came yester
y day from a distance to attend the An
nual Association which commences il
i session to-day at BrynziOn church nea
}, Kenton. The Association meets her
= only once in five years.
s G. w. & S. TAYLOR shipped fror
j. their shops on Monday a new stav
cutter made for parties in FELTON, wh
intended to start a basket mill. Th
manufacture of baskets seems destine
s to keep on par with the extension {
s the orchards on the Peninsula.
u Jos. E. WILLIAMS has connecte
d himself with the commission house {
4 J. H. KillOugh & Co., 1O7 Barcla
- street, New York, and is soliciting tn
consignment of peaches. The sileu
member of the firm is A. +. Edward.
s who has figured so prominently in tn
Y peach meetings.
C The Sunday schools of Bethel an
4 ServersOn's churches on the circui
r will observe Sunday week, June 8tl
- as ChildreE's day, and KentOn an
d Central the following Sunday, 12t
7. inst, for the same purpose. The DR.,
If dominating features on these occasion
. are the floral displays
n THE Moss Family dropped in on u
4 again on Monday morning to take tn
1y9eTt for a passage across to PENN
y grove New Jersey. Mr.. Moss expresse
a himself as very much pleased with h
IS reception on the Peninsula, having
large house wherever they went. n
!. thinks they will come again.
The Musical Association. of Smvrn,
will hold strawberry festival an
- musical entertainment, Tuesday eveI
Ie ing, May 3lst, at the Town Hall. III
is table will be supplied with all the del
4 cacies of the season and will be undo
the supervision of the lady friends
le the association. Select music will |
# furnished during the evening.
rs THE Centennial church was II
IN scene of an exciting event among n
IF cOlored people on Thursday evenin
with all the requisites of q fashionab
wedding-crOwded church, floral di
ie play, reception, display Of bridal pre-
le ents, &c. The contracting parties wei
D. Ida Potts and Richard Cooper. u
i pastor, Rev. J. w. Lankford oficiatin
D. REV. WIN. s. Robinson, DR.. VIM. ,
Collins, John II. Hoffecker, I. ]
! FAIRIES and Thos. James represente
! Smyrna at Rev. J. S. Willis annu
y dinner on Friday. The dinner
y spoken Of us elaborate, including. tn
key, ham and other products of h
y farm. but the ham, either in curing ,
- - cooking or both, was the one dish ov
= which they were enthusiastic.
rs J. p. r. POLK, ESQ, chairman
both the executive and distribute
- committees is laboring with great ca
a nestness in the interest Of the eomiI
IL peach crop. In call at the TIMES {
~ flee on Saturday he expressed con
in dence in getting bis distribution schen
~ in such practical WORKING order ti
III year as to work out very besefcial /
81 suits to the growers of the Peninsul